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Average Salary for Salesforce.com, Inc. Employees

San Francisco, Calif.-based Salesforce.com, Inc. hires for positions ranging from Software Engineer to Customer Success Manager in the customer service solutions / crm. With average pay surpassing six figures at Salesforce.com, Inc. ($111K), workers enjoy generous pay. At Salesforce.com, Inc., the biggest piece of the paycheck puzzle is how long you've been working — it impacts salary more than anything else — though what you do at the company and geography each factor into the equation as well. This report is based on answers to PayScale's salary questionnaire.

Years of Experience

Survey participants who have worked at Salesforce.com, Inc. for between five and 10 years earn about $105K annually on average. Broken down by tenure, the largest share of Salesforce.com, Inc. employees (34 percent) have one to four years of experience and earn around $70K per year on average.

Jobs

Senior Software Engineers rake in the most money, with average earnings of $142K annually; Solutions Architects come in second with average earnings amounting to $122K, while Software Engineers and Software Developers rank near the top as well ($121K and approximately $118K, respectively). With salaries averaging about $70K, Account Executives are among the lowest paid at Salesforce.com, Inc.

Locations

When it comes to location, the highest average paycheck ($119K per year) can be spotted in the company's headquarter city of San Francisco, Calif.; Atlanta, Ga. ($106K), Seattle, Wash. ($88K), and Chicago, Ill. (approximately $85K) are the next top-paying cities. At around $66K, Indianapolis, Ind. is home to some of the lowest pay in the country. The highest pay by state can be found in California, where salaries average out at $121K annually.

Certifications and Degrees

Monetary compensation comes to $144K per year for Project Management Professionals, far surpassing the earnings of non-credentialed workers. Certified ScrumMasters with credentials can live quite comfortably; median salaries come in at $143K annually. The best paid folks at Salesforce.com, Inc. have a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), earning approximately $172K per year.

Skills

The highest-paying skill to have in this role seems to be Java; employees claiming this as part of the toolbox earn a median of around $130K annually. Folks here also tend to know Project Management; on the survey, about a seventh of workers named it in their skills portfolios. Employees also tend to round out their skills sets with Salesforce, JavaScript, and Customer Relationship Management.

Benefits and Perks

A large number of employees set aside retirement funds in an employer-sponsored 401(k). Almost all employees report having health insurance, and almost all survey participants report having dental coverage. Perks also include a casual working environment, gym membership, a company cell phone, a stock purchase plan, and free drinks.